Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´???? ????´???; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker.
His most significant works include a feature film, Russian Ark (2002), filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust (2011), which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.